Space Forensics
Overview
Program Element / Activity Title:
Space Forensics
E/PO Project Name:
Physics of the Cosmos/Cosmic Origins
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Program Element / Activity Partners within NASA:
Astro-H, HEASARC
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NASA's Space Forensics project takes students in formal and informal education settings through astronomy problem-solving narratives that parallel crime scene forensics. Each standards-aligned Space Forensics case fuses STEM and literacy, using mystery narratives and hands-on activities to take students through the process of scientific problem-solving. This approach tells the story of "doing science" and meets educators' needs for resources that encourage reading, writing, and speaking outside of the English Language Arts classroom.
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Evaluation
National Priorities and Coordination Approaches as Articulated in CoSTEM:
- Improve STEM Instruction
- Contribute to the conversation about building new models for leveraging SMD assets and expertise and achieving the most significant impact of STEM education investments.
- Build and use evidence-based approaches